End-gate



W. LAWRENCE.

END GATE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY I3, 1920.

1,394,198. Patented 001:. 18, 1921.

Wawm

PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM LAWRENCE, OF HARCOURT, IOWA.

EN D-GATE.

T 0 all uv/ 20m it may concern.

Be it known that I, VILLIAM Lawnnwon, a citizen of the United States, residing at Harcourt, in the county of WVebster and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful End- Gate, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in wagon body construction, and more particularly to the construction of the end gate, forming a part thereof.

The primary object of the invention is to provide an end gate including a rigid frame having connection with the side boards of the wagon body to brace the side boards against lateral strain.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character including a vertically movable end gate together with means for operating the end gate to open and close the same.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made with in the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawings Figure 1 is an elevational view of a wagon body supplied with a gate constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1, the body of the wagon being shown as partly broken away.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the reference character 5 designates the usual wagon axle on which are supported the wheels 6, the axle 5 having connection with the wagon body, through the usual bolster 7.

The wagon body includes the bottom 8 and side boards 9, which side boards are secured to the body 8 in the usual and well known manner, but according to the present invention, are braced against lateral strain by the end gate frame indicated at 10.

This end gate frame includes the leg members 11, disposed on opposite sides of the wagon body and are connected by the central curved sections 12 and 13, formed integral with the leg members 11. From the foregoing it is obvious that the side boards 9 of the wagon body are rigidly braced.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 18, 1921.

Application filed May 13, 1920. Serial No. 381,122.

Vertically disposed boards 14 are connected to the respective side boards 9, by means of the bolts 15, extending through suitable openings provided in the boards 15, and side boards 9, and as shown, these vertically disposed boards 14 are of widths less than the widths of the leg members 11 of the end gate frame, so that a space is formed between one edge of the vertically disposed boards 14, and one edge of the leg members 11, for purposes to be hereinafter more fully described.

Secured to the vertically disposed boards 14, by means of the transversely extending bolts 16, are the boards 17, which are of lengths equal to the lengths of the vertically disposed boards 14, so that the upper ends of the boards 17 will lie flush with the upper ends of the vertically disposed boards 14 and since the boards 17 are supported in spaced relation with the inner surfaces of the side boards 9 of the wagon body, a por tion of each of the boards 17 lies in spaced relation with the leg members 11 of the end gate frame to provide track-ways to accommodate portions of the slidable end gate 18.

The end gate 18 is of a width to close the space between the leg members 11, to prevent articles or material supported within the body of the wagon from passing through the end of the wagon body.

Formed between the curved members 12 and 13, are the openings 19, which openings provide clearances for the gear wheels 20, supported on the horizontal shaft 21, which in turn is rotatably secured to the frame of the endgate by means of the bearing members 22, which are bolted or otherwise secured to the end gate frame, and as shown, one extremity of the shaft 21 extends beyond the side walls of one of theside boards 9 of the wagon body and receives the operating handle 23, by means of which the shaft 21 may be rotated to cause the rotation of the gear wheels 20.

Vertical rack bars 24 are secured to the gate 18, and extend throughout the length of the gate, the rack bars being disposed adjacent the side edges of the gate 18, and operate under the openings 19, so that the gear wheels 20 may contact with the rack bars 24 to cause the vertical movement of the gate 18 for moving the gate 18 to its open or closed position.

From the foregoing it is obvious that the gate may be moved to open the end of the wagon body, and by releasing the handle 23, the weight of the gate will readily cause the same to automatically move to its closed position.

In operation, it has been found that a gate of this character is exceptionally valueable in transporting swine, since the gate may be opened to release a predetermined number of swine, the space between the legs 11 of the gate frame being suflicient to permit the swine to pass therethrough one at a time, thus preventing the release of more than one animal at a time, if so desired.

What is'claimed as new is In combination with the side boards of a wagon body, an end gate frameincluding bers secured to the upper ends thereof, said bar having gear openings, an end gate movable at the rear of the end gate frame and carrying rack bars, a shaft supported on the end gate frame and having gears positioned in the ,gear opening, the gears adapted to move over the rack bars, and a handle formed on one end of the shaft for operating the gears to raise and lower the end gate. V

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM LAWRENCE.

Witnesses:

Roy 0. LIND, L. E. PETERSON. 

